غور
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaغَوْرٌ ذ The bottom, or lowest part, of anything; (S, Msb, K;) as also ↓ غَوْرَى: (K:) and its depth. (TA.) ― -b2- You say, عَرَفْتُ غَوْرَ هٰذِهِ المَسْأَلَةِ (tropical:) [ I have become acquainted with the bottom of this question ]. (TA.) And فُلَانٌ بَعِيدُ الغَوْرِ (S) (tropical:) Such a one is deep and excellent in judgment; one who examines deeply. (TA.) [See also 1.] And هَوَ بَحْرٌ لَا يُدْرَكُ غَوْرُهُ (tropical:) [ He is a sea whereof the bottom shall not be reached ]. (TA.) And مَنْ أَبْعَدُ غَوْرًا فِى البَاطِلِ مِنِّى (tropical:) [ Who is deeper in knowledge with respect to what is vain, or false, than I? ]. (TA, from a trad.) ― -b3- Low, or depressed, land, country, or ground; (S, Msb, K;) [like خَوْرٌ;] as also ↓ غَارٌ. (K.) ― -b4- See also غَارٌ, in the first of its senses expl. above. -A2- Applied to water, i. q. غَائِرٌ [ Sinking, or going away, into the ground, or earth ]: (S, K:) an inf. n. used as an epithet, like مَاآءٌ سَكْبٌ, and دِرْهَمٌ ضَرْبٌ. (S.)
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